ISLAMIC HELP
1. PROVISION OF EMERGENCY AID TO THOSE AFFECTED BY NATURAL & MAN-MADE DISASTERS2. ESTABLISHING LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY & LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMMES3. CARING FOR ORPHANS & VULNERABLE CHILDREN4. PROVIDING ACCESS TO CLEAN & SAFE WATER 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMMES6. PROVISION OF HEALTHCARE FOR PEOPLE IN NEED7. SUPPORTING EDUCATION
Objects
3 1 THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AND INPARTICULAR AMONGST THOSE AFFECTED BY NATURAL DISASTERS, WARS, CONFLICTS, FINANCIALHARDSHIP AND OTHER HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES, BY THE PROVISION OF MONETARY OROTHER ASSISTANCE INCLUDING MEDICINES, HOSPITALS, SHELTER AND FOOD,3 2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH THE PROVISION ANDSUPPORT TO ORGANISE MAINSTREAM AND SUPPLEMENTARY EDUCATION AND FACILITATING BASICLITERACY AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, WITH THE OVERALL AIM TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE,ENHANCE LIFE SKILLS, IMPROVE LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES AND ENGAGE THE GENERAL PUBLICAND OTHER COMMUNITIES THROUGH LEARNING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES FOR THEPUBLIC BENEFIT WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO ORPHANS, REFUGEES,DISABLED AND DISPLACED PEOPLE,3 3 THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTINGKNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OFDIFFERENT RELIGIOUS FAITHS TO THE PUBLIC HIGHLIGHTING SHARED VALUES AND COMMONINTERESTS TO HELP PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF FAITHS,AND (SAVE FOR PURPOSES INCIDENTAL AND ANCILLARY TO THOSE OBJECTS), NO OTHER PURPOSES
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £600,484 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £2,588,139. The trustees consider these general reserves to be at adequate levels in the context of the agreed budget and sufficient to meet needs for the next year. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficits.
What the accounts disclose
“The charity's overall reserves are £894k (2024: £2m), which includes general reserves of £882k (2024: £2m). The trustees consider the general reserves at adequate levels in the context of the agreed budget.” — page 11
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 27
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 25
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 20
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for acting as trustee
- Grant-making is its main activity
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 09382127
Company officers (Companies House)
- KHAN, Faisal Ayaz Jaan Mohammad Mia on trustee list
- ASIM, Qari Muhammad on trustee list
- RANA, Nabeela on trustee list
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (06/03/2017)
Trustees
- Qari Muhammad Asimchair
- FAISAL KHAN
- Nabeela Naheed Rana
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £11.0m | £10.4m |
| 31/03/2024 | £11.4m | £10.5m |
| 31/03/2023 | £8.5m | £9.9m |
| 31/03/2022 | £11.0m | £11.2m |
| 31/03/2021 | £11.3m | £9.1m |
Common questions
Is ISLAMIC HELP financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £600,484 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £2,588,139. The trustees consider these general reserves to be at adequate levels in the context of the agreed budget and sufficient to meet needs for the next year. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficits. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Shareef & Co.
Who funds ISLAMIC HELP?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ISLAMIC HELP as a grant recipient include PENNY APPEAL, ZAIMAH, GLOBAL RELIEF TRUST, SAVE THE MOTHERS TRUST (SMT), IHELP GLOBAL.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PENNY APPEAL | FY2024 | £220k | Grant funding of activity |
| PENNY APPEAL | FY2025 | £220k | Feeding |
| PENNY APPEAL | FY2023 | £212k | Grant funding of activity |
| PENNY APPEAL | FY2023 | £212k | Grant funding of activity |
| ZAIMAH | FY2025 | £106k | |
| GLOBAL RELIEF TRUST | FY2021 | £23k | |
| SAVE THE MOTHERS TRUST (SMT) | FY2022 | £5k | charity grant |
| IHELP GLOBAL | FY2022 | amount not stated | to carry out qurbanis in Tanzania |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| START NETWORK | 2 | £339k |
| RANDEREE CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £125k |
| MUSLIM WELFARE BOARD | 2 | £20k |
| SHELTERBOX TRUST | 1 | £2.0m |
| THE CMA WELFARE TRUST | 1 | £507k |
| INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE, U.K | 1 | £287k |
| MUSLIM AID | 1 | £278k |
| CATHOLIC AGENCY FOR OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT | 1 | £237k |
Charities like this
- ISLAMIC RELIEF WORLDWIDE
- THE ISLAMIC FOUNDATION
- ISLAMIC CENTRE
- HUSSAINI ISLAMIC MISSION
- IMAM HUSSEIN CHARITY
- MUSLIM AID
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISLAMIC HELP | £11.0m | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| ISLAMIC RELIEF WORLDWIDE | £239.0m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE ISLAMIC FOUNDATION | £3.0m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| ISLAMIC CENTRE | £134k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HUSSAINI ISLAMIC MISSION | £126k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| IMAM HUSSEIN CHARITY | £615k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |